Her piercing gaze darted between her husband and son, catching the telltale guilt written on their faces.

What had she just hear? That Eliana, that lowly commoner, was her husband's daughter? Was she her husband's illegitimate child?

Victoria, with hatred distorting her features, stared at her husband, demanding, "George, what are you two talking about? Eliana is your daughter?"

George hesitated, but it was Alexander who stepped forward, attempting to ...